Science
Formula one, two: Meet the Perth twins driving the next generation in STEM
With matching double degrees in mechatronics and engineering, the 25-year-olds turn heads with their Scitech Discovery Centre designs – including a rac car that hits 100km/h in four seconds.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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After the Boxing Day tsunami, we built a warning system. It may not be enough
Tsunamis remain uniquely devastating and impossible to predict – even for Australia.
- by Angus Dalton
‘One of the great human crises’: Warning after microplastics linked to lung, colon cancer
A major review led by a Sydney expert has sounded the alarm on the health effects of the tiny, ubiquitous pollutant.
- by Angus Dalton
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Earthquakes
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough to prepare?
- by Sherryn Groch
Hidden deep in a jungle, there is a big, furry, shellfish-munching plant. An Australian found it
An expert in carnivorous plants says it’s the first time he’s seen one that eats shellfish.
- by Carolyn Webb
A Melbourne meteorite reveals an exotic new mineral hiding in plain sight
Hundreds of thousands of visitors have walked past the chunk of ancient space rock that has been on display at the Melbourne Museum for years. Then several small patches of green caught a scientist’s eye.
- by Liam Mannix
New science displays delight curious minds ahead of school holidays
New exhibition to show young minds they don’t have to go beyond WA to have a meaningful career in STEM.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Space
A Sydney start-up launched a satellite to fight space junk. It’s now space junk
The largest Australian-built commercial satellite was launched in March. Then it went dark.
- by Angus Dalton
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Insects
The fluorescent red mozzies that could protect us from other blood-hungry biters
Floods and heatwaves are fanning a spike in mosquito-borne disease with one aggressive species threatening to invade Australia.
- by Angus Dalton
‘A ship on the ocean of reality’: New maps show universe is even weirder than we thought
A decade ago, astronomers observed gravitational waves for the first time. What has emerged since is a picture of the universe as a vast ocean – dark and powerful.
- by Liam Mannix
The colours you should avoid wearing if you’re a mosquito magnet
As mosquito season begins, we ask: why do the little blighters terrorise some and spare others? It could be down to your outfit.
- by Angus Dalton
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